{"id":1608,"date":"2009-09-03T23:06:24","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T05:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2009-09-03T23:06:43","modified_gmt":"2009-09-04T05:06:43","slug":"almond-butterscotch-friendship-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/03\/almond-butterscotch-friendship-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Almond Butterscotch Friendship Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1610\" title=\"friendshipbread2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread2.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"friendshipbread2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread2.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread2.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>My friendship bread starter made it to day 10, and it was ready to be transformed into two delicious loaves of bread. \u00a0I loyally stirred and added flour, sugar and milk every day I was supposed to. \u00a0I was pretty excited about it this evening. \u00a0It was a long day at school&#8230;I got there at 7:30 am and did not come home from school until 7:00 pm. \u00a0After I got home, Ben and I went to dinner with a friend of his who&#8217;s staying with us tonight to break up his car trip from Colorado to Waco. \u00a0We got home from dinner at 9. \u00a0The excitement of the bread had subsided a bit yielding to the excitement of sitting on the couch and not doing a thing. \u00a0I forced myself to go into the kitchen and just get it done.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I decided to add butterscotch chips and sliced almonds to the basic bread recipe. \u00a0I figured this combination would either be pretty tasty or pretty weird and nasty. \u00a0It turned out to taste pretty good, but it did not turn out to look pretty good. \u00a0In fact, this bread did not turn out at all! \u00a0Half of each of the loaves stuck to the bottom of the pans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1612\" title=\"friendshipbread4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread4.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"friendshipbread4\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread4.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/friendshipbread4.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I greased and sugared them both thoroughly, but the butterscotch chips sunk to the bottom and created a sticky mass that was more powerful than my anti-sticking agent. \u00a0We all have bad days in the kitchen, and this was one of mine.<\/p>\n<h3>Almond Butterscotch Friendship Bread<\/h3>\n<p>1. \u00a0Make the starter<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a010 days later&#8230;make your bread<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0Place the 1 or 2 cups of batter you removed to make your bread in a mixing bowl. Add the following and mix well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 and 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sliced almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butterscotch chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. \u00a0Pour mixture into 2 greased and sugared loaf pans. Bake at 325\u00b0F for 1 hour or until knife inserted comes clean. 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